pas de trois
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pas de trois
1755–65; < French: literally, step for three
Example Sentences
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The willowy soloist Chloe Misseldine, spooky, alienlike and ever-improving as another new Myrta — her attitude position and leaps are heavenly — was also stunning in the pas de trois in “Swan Lake.”
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023
In this version, originally presented by Zurich Ballet and La Scala Ballet in 2016, the pas de trois, performed Friday by Samantha Hope Galler, Alexander Peters and Nicole Stalker, comes first.
From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2022
Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Ayano Kimura and Ariel Martinez sparkled in the first-act pas de trois.
From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022
In the first act’s pas de trois, Sarah Lane and Skylar Brandt, both sterling technicians, made lovely, musical use of their upper bodies, creating delighted play out of devilish steps.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2017
Maude, Jack, and the good Owen performed a triumphant pas de trois.
From A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
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